The Wrestler

Mickey Rourke Cuts Himself For ‘The Wrestler’

I’ve heard of method acting before: Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, Robert De Niro in everything, but this may be pushing the idea a tad too far. Rather than let the make-up people do their job, Mickey Rourke decided to provide his own blood and gore for The Wrestler, by cutting himself. According to New...
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Mickey Rourke Pins Aronofsky’s Wrestler: Nicholas Cage Out

Mickey Rourke is rather jovial in his most recent mugshot. Remember those stories about how Nicolas Cage was at a wrestling match researching his role in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler? Well, apparently he must have seen something he didn’t like because he’s bailed on the production. Variety says that Mickey Rourke is jumping in to...
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